One night this week, we had Mediterranean-inspired quinoa bowls, which I first saw on Pinterest by way of Pinch of Yum. I don’t do the red pepper sauce – instead I just stir store-bought pesto into the hot quinoa. I highly recommend: both easy and delicious, particularly if you keep pesto, cucumber, and feta in…
The other day, I bit into something with some ground pepper, and managed to bite down on what must have been a quarter of a peppercorn. As it crushed in my mouth, it tasted so green: violently, vibrantly green. I think very little about spices: I like curry sometimes, and always garlic, but don’t pay…
I love the friendship between Chester and Lucas. Whales are so smart and cool! This woman wrote a letter to her mom for Mother’s Day. The writer and I don’t have a lot in common (I cannot imagine having the audacity to be upset with my mother for not coming to a bake sale), but I…
If you’re a dog-lover, you know: there’s no love quite like the love between human and dog. I love my family; I love my friends; but I love my dog. When I’m alone or cold or lonely, he’s right there, wanting food and belly-scratches, and needing to go out. And I’m not exaggerating when I…
You know I love to read about Vancouver, so imagine my happiness when I realized: there must be a global audience for this! Look – a story about the kids with fancy cars was on the cover of the New York Times! For all its growth and change, Vancouver is still a small town (so, you…
The sun is coming out and the city feels so beautiful! I think we’ll go to the beach today, or maybe I’ll go for a scenic evening bike ride. Unfortunately, the nicer weather means I remember why I love Vancouver, which means I’m less likely to leave. As mentioned before, Vancouver is very expensive. It’s…
Someone took a photo of Z and I the other day, and when I looked at it, I laughed. We look so awkward and uncool: “God, we look like someone’s parents!” This is not true at all for Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, who actually had children together. Imagine if this were your parents? I…
One of my favourite college professors was a huge Life in Hell fan. I liked the prof so much that I bought a copy of the Love in Hell collection, thinking I might appreciate the humour. Little did I know that my boss was also a pre-Simpsons Matt Groening fan, and when he mentioned The…
Ah! My weekly recaps have become “biweekly” recaps! And it’s not because I haven’t been reading cool stuff – if anything, I’ve been reading so much it’s hard to keep track. Here’s a selection – some are older than others. I’ve never heard the phrase “Zombie Economy” before, but it sounds devastating. And, at the…
I’m a little late with the weekly re-cap this week. I was going to leave it, but didn’t want to let you pass up these gems! (I threw in one from today, too). Big Data = Big Scare with Employee Health Care? (A little bit Big Brother). This guy used Big Data to help him…
